The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Collins Int
Collins Intermediate serves grades five and six in The Woodlands, the large master-planned community north of Houston. The school is a regular public campus within Conroe ISD, drawing from a residential area organized into distinct villages and serving a diverse student body in a community where single-family homes, townhomes, and newer apartments mix across established and newer neighborhoods.
The school's academic performance shows strength in the tested grades. In sixth-grade English language arts, students at proficiency or above hold a substantial lead over comparable districts in Montgomery County. Sixth-grade math results are similarly strong. Fifth-grade performance in English language arts is solid. The school shows consistent proficiency above the middle range when compared to the county's districts, placing it in the upper tier regionally. State testing data for fifth-grade math and fifth-grade science were not available in the current year dataset, likely reflecting changes in the state assessment structure or reporting.
When looking across all performance levels in Texas's tiered system, the school shows about half the students reaching the highest mastery tier, with higher shares meeting the intermediate standard and substantial majorities approaching proficiency. This pattern holds across English language arts, math, and social studies, suggesting the school serves a mix of high-performing students and those still building toward proficiency.
The enrollment is just under eight hundred students split nearly evenly between fifth and sixth grades. Demographic composition is predominantly white, with Asian students and Hispanic students each representing meaningful shares, and smaller numbers of Black and multiracial students. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families in the school's catchment area have above-median household income. No data on English learners or special education students were available.
The Woodlands itself is a mature, affluent master-planned community where housing values are above both state and national mediums and rents reflect high local demand. Employment is anchored by petrochemical and energy corporations alongside healthcare systems. Civic life centers on Market Street and the Waterway district downtown, though schools sit on separated campuses within the residential villages. The community is approaching buildout after decades of growth, with recent development shifting toward multifamily and mixed-use infill.
The broader Conroe ISD context includes recent bond-funded expansion: voters approved significant capital spending in November 2023 to build eight new schools and add capacity across existing campuses to handle rapid enrollment. Collins Intermediate sits in a district that has held its property tax rate flat for multiple years while maintaining one of the lowest rates in the Houston metro. Beginning the 2026 tax year, the statewide school homestead exemption increase will reduce the school district portion of property tax bills. One notable shift for elementary families: in February 2025, the board voted to adopt the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade beginning fall 2025, a Bible-infused instructional sequence that drew community petition and debate.
Collins is a straightforward middle school in a prosperous suburban setting, with readable test results placing it above county peers and enrollment stable for its grade band. A parent would want to visit the campus, review what comes before fifth grade in the feeder schools and after sixth grade at the secondary level, and check the school's own website for program details and recent updates.
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